Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-12
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of use?"
He was strolling past Candytuf
Cottage, as ne often did. 1t was ;
habit into which he had fallen Of
late, almost without any definite
knowledge or intention of his own
and if any one had told him tina
Zaidee Gray'S fair, girlisll face llaf
anything to do with it, he would
doubtless have been much sur
prised.
ooh, it's only our Gay, in one Of
her tempests," said Louise, calmly
smoothing back the wind ruffied
gold of her cnrls. "She'S as wild
as the March wind itself"
Louise Gray was like a tall, white
lily, so serene, so graceful and SC
beautiful. Her soft locks lay
against her brow like waves ofsun
shine, her reyes we're blue and cleal
beneath their curved laSheS, hei
crimson lips spoke aught but tile
sweetest OF words.
Mr.. Creswicll looked ut her as an
artist might survey some peerless
work Of art; but his heart never
warmed toward her amy more than
if she were her own type i'll fro
zen marble.
1t was Z;li(lee that he liked best
wild, impetnous Zaidce, with the
velvet hazel eyes. and the shifting
roses in her cheeks and the bright,
diSorderrd hair-Znidee, who was
always being checked for some
thing, aud who was treated more
like a child than a man,although
she had passed the Rubicon Of her
eighteenth birthday.
'Oh!" said Mr.. Creswick.
Nor did he think the less Of Gay
to discover that she WAS human,
like the rest of woinankind, and
no -passionless. clay goddess.
"Won't you come in," said Lou
Use, with caressing cordiality of
manner.
Not today" said Mr.. Creswick
And he walked meditatingly past
the lilac heuged fence, with his eyes
cast downward us if he were count
ing the yellow dandelions that
starred the grassy bank.
Loulse bit her lip.
"Tiresome felIowm she said to
herself. 81 do wonder ii he ever
means to come to the point? But
he must mean something, or he
wouldn't keep coming here. And
he is rich aud handsome, and mann
ma says that if mean TO settle
well,I mustn't walt till am old and
faded, like Miss Patience Peril
held.n
So Louise entered the garden
gate, settling The ribbon bows on
her dress in Il leisurely sort OF way,
and following the tones OF a high,
excited voice she strolled along the
wide, cool hall to the strawberries
at the back of the house.
"Oh, DEAR" said she, with a dep
rccating motion OF her hand, "wllat
is it NOW? l do. wish, zaidee, you
wouldn't treat us to so many OF
these scores! It's too trying to the
nerveSP
Zaidee stood in the midst of the
Aower.beds, relentleSsly tramplng
down verbenas, poppyheads and
glove scented clusters OF pinkS, with
something held tenderIy in her
hands, while her sparkling, tear
drenched eyes and the vivid scar
let If her cheeks betokened that
some extraordinary emotion had
stirred her soul.
90 aWhat have you gotta" asked
Louise, sharply. bright bits oil
color-feathers?"
"It's-iU's two beautiful blue.
birds!w sobbed Zaidee; "and my
humming- bird-the cumming bird
/ have fed and coaxed ever since II
was a wee bit of velvet down III It's
IneSt!" :,
"Such a fuss about nothing!' said
Joe, a tall lad of sixteen; "and Bill
Beers is waiting to stuff and mount
them fer me. told her, Lou, that
you.had said you'd give me dollar
If I'd shoot the blues and trap the
humming fellow; but she won't be-
lieve me-"
ooh. Louise!" pleaded zaidee:
"you didn't-you never COULD"
"Such a fuss to make about
nothing!" repeated Louise, impa-
liently, stamping her foot. ~ must
have birds for my bonnet. Every
one wears birds"
"People are cruel" sobbed Ia
dee-"savage! Oh, l do SO hate
fas b, On and fashionable doIngs!"
"And as ! can't afford topay the
prices that the milliners ask" lam
guidly added Louise, "as long rs
papa keeps my allowance at such
niggardly point, / must just do the
best | can. After all, you sill,
Donna Quixota, what's a blue birt
or twog-or a miserable hummin!
bird, that you could cover with thu
palm of your hand? Here's you
dollar Joe. Have Bill Beers stut
and mount them as soon as he Can
| want to wear themnext week.
"You sllan't haze thcmn crict